Air purifying floor dryer

Abstract

The present invention provides a kit that may be added to existing floor dryers so that the dryers may purify the air it uses to dry floors while it dries the floors. The kit may be added to existing floor dryers or pre-installed on newly manufactured floor dryers. The kit includes an adapter that may be used to mount the kit to the intake of the dryer. It also includes an air filter that removes particulates from air drawn into the dryer. A UV light source is contained within the filter that also treats air drawn into the air dryer to kill microorganisms contained in the air before the air is blow out from the dryer to dry the floor.

1 . A floor dryer, the floor dryer comprising:
 an intake;   a blower; and   a kit selectively mountable to the intake, the kit including:
 a filter for filtering air drawn into the dryer via the intake; and 
 a UV light source within the filter for treating air drawn into the dryer via the intake before the air is blown from the dryer via the blower. 
   
     
     
         2 . The floor dryer of  claim 1 , wherein the filter is a HEPA filter. 
     
     
         3 . The floor dryer of  claim 1 , wherein the kit includes an adapter that selectively engages the floor dryer to the kit. 
     
     
         4 . The floor dryer of  claim 3 , wherein the adapter includes an upward-extending bracket that is selectively engageable with an end cap of the kit to retain the filter within the kit. 
     
     
         5 . The floor dryer of  claim 1 , wherein the kit is configured to attach to a vertical air dryer and a horizontal air dryer. 
     
     
         6 . The floor dryer of  claim 3 , wherein the kit includes an end cap placed above the filter that may be attachable to the adapter. 
     
     
         7 . The floor dryer of  claim 1 , wherein a receptacle is provided in the kit in electrical communication with the UV light source. 
     
     
         8 . The floor dryer of  claim 7 , wherein the kit includes a cord that is electrically connected to the receptacle, the cord being selectively engageable with a power outlet. 
     
     
         9 . The floor dryer of  claim 7 , wherein the cord is engageable with a power outlet on the floor dryer. 
     
     
         10 . The floor dryer of  claim 1 , wherein the kit includes a pre-filter that surrounds the filter. 
     
     
         11 . A kit that is selectively engageable with a floor dryer, the kit comprising:
 a filter for filtering air drawn into the dryer via the intake; and   a UV light source within the filter for treating air drawn into the dryer via the intake before the air is blown from the dryer via the blower.   
     
     
         12 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the filter is a HEPA filter. 
     
     
         13 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the kit includes an adapter that selectively engages the floor dryer to the kit. 
     
     
         14 . The kit of  claim 13 , wherein the adapter includes an upward-extending bracket that is selectively engageable with an end cap of the kit to retain the filter within the kit. 
     
     
         15 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the kit is configured to attach to a vertical air dryer and a horizontal air dryer. 
     
     
         16 . The kit of  claim 13 , wherein the kit includes an end cap placed above the filter that may be attachable to the adapter. 
     
     
         17 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein a receptacle is provided in the kit in electrical communication with the UV light source. 
     
     
         18 . The kit of  claim 17 , wherein the kit includes a cord that is electrically connected to the receptacle, the cord being selectively engageable with a power outlet. 
     
     
         19 . The floor dryer of  claim 17 , wherein the cord is engageable with a power outlet on the floor dryer. 
     
     
         20 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the kit includes a pre-filter that surrounds the filter.